The Coventry Building Society - not much but still....

cifpower

I had a look back on my account statements for the past 2 years and I discovered I was charged 4 times for unpaid DDs at a rate of £20 each. So after reading a lot of these threads I thought - why not! It works out at £85.64 including interest.

Sent the letter off today and I will keep you updated.

cifpower

This morning I received a cheque for £85.64. How pleased am I! The accompanying letter says:

In acknowledgment of your long standing relationship with Coventry Building Society, I have enclosed a cheque totalling £85.64, which represents a refund of charges and interest.

And they will not close my account in retaliation.

webbabe

Can I reclaim charges from Coventry Building Society or is it just banks? They charge way too much for bouncing a direct debit etc. and then wonder why the next month the same thing happens again because they have just compounded the problems by taking charges from my account!

Nosskibird_2

webbabe wrote:

Can I reclaim charges from Coventry Building Society or is it just banks? They charge way too much for bouncing a direct debit etc. and then wonder why the next month the same thing happens again because they have just compounded the problems by taking charges from my account!

Hiya, my boyf banks with Coventry and we're definately going to try. Claiming for around £3000 and sending prelim letter off on Tuesday (waiting for 1 last copy statement). I will keep you posted on how we do. Have you made any progress since your last post?

Irezumi_Muzan

Out of interest, how much do the Coventry charge? I banked with them until very recently (left because there was no branch local and I like to be able to whine in person...) but my mom is still with them and is considering leaving HSBC to bank exclusively with the Coventry.

nickmack

webbabe wrote:

Can I reclaim charges from Coventry Building Society or is it just banks? They charge way too much for bouncing a direct debit etc. and then wonder why the next month the same thing happens again because they have just compounded the problems by taking charges from my account!

You can claim from them. Follow the Step by step guide in my signature.

silkkat50

Hi there, Just wondering why there is no address available to reclaim bank charges from Coventry Building Society? Is this because you cant reclaim the charges from them? My mum has two to reclaim from, Halifax and Coventry BS. Any help is appreciated thanks.

Kat x

markcoventry

Hello,

Excuse me if this has allready been discussed. But I am still up till today being charged £30 by my building society (The Coventry) for direct debits bouncing, I think over the past 4/5 years I have had this happen at least 20-30 times.

Do I have a case?

Mark

natweststaffmember

You need to follow Martin's guide to reclaiming. There is no moratorium on bank charges while the OFT test case is ongoing.

mshell8484

Does anyone know whether I can reclaim against the Coventry Building Society and if so has anyone any success stories and any tips they could give me.
Thankyou

Edinburghlass_2

Not many but the second post is a success story.